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Forecasting the 2026 Defence Strategy for Australia
Some new commentary - including from two ANU expert academics who I have administratively supported.
Feb 11
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Hollywood and the Deepfake Treatment
New opportunities in the entertainment industry and the information strategic environment.
Feb 8
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Preparations for Possible Future Conflict
Traditional, kinetic-based physical wars cast their shadows beforehand in the civil-military and defence / national security preparations that are made.
Feb 4
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January 2026
Flashpoints, Ideologies, Networks, Rights
Some current events and influential United States political scientists.
Jan 26
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Almost Touching
Travel in exotic and isolated places, and in contemporary philosophies.
Jan 25
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Notes on Australian Neo-Nazis and Evading Hate Speech Laws
A couple of notes in response to an ABC Australia news article from unpublished research.
Jan 24
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On Improvisation
Strategies to cope with change, uncertainty, technology, and mundane experiences.
Jan 24
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When The Powerless Gain Power
Signs according to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney that the world is in a rupture (what philosopher Alain Badiou calls an Event).
Jan 24
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Going All In
Some skills and strategies for dealing with 2026 (it's only day 21).
Jan 21
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Weekend Viewing
Some things to consider watching this weekend.
Jan 16
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Consider, The Lobster
Today's regulatory arbitrageurs have gone far beyond David Foster Wallace - and even Jordan Peterson (a literary joke about lobsters).
Jan 13
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Assessing Cognitive Warfare
Does "cognitive warfare" have construct validity? Defence intellectuals debate.
Jan 12
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